The annual and special town meetings are scheduled to begin 7 p.m., May 13, at Belchertown High School Auditorium.

The telephone system at town hall died last month. Although partial service was restored more than a day later, voicemail disappeared. The police department telephone system was not affected, but the department’s old system is of concern to town officials. The town administrator has said $160,000 would be needed to fully upgrade the municipal telephone system.

Voters will be asked to approve a fiscal 2014 municipal budget of $44.4 million, a 1.5 percent increase over the current year.

Included in that amount is a $25,879,863 school budget – 2.6 percent more than this year. The finance committee and school board voted to recommend the spending plan.

There is an article asking voters to approve a “payment in lieu of taxes” arrangement that would pay Belchertown $20,500 per year for a proposed solar farm at 80 Ware Road. The property is owned by Richard Greene.